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Fridge hacks also hit French blood banks

The incident appears to be connected to a recent wave of cyberattacks on supermarket refrigerators across Europe.

Supermarket Chain Thaw Massacre: Russia suspected in Europe’s fridge attacks

Nobody knows who hacked Europe's supermarkets. But many are looking to Moscow.

Supply Chain

EU Commission to probe supermarket cyberattacks

Europe’s food security is not at risk, but a wave of cyberattacks is raising concerns about supply chain resilience, Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen warned.

Europe’s supermarkets hit by new wave of cyberattacks targeting fridges

Dozens of store refrigerators across five countries saw their temperature raised remotely, following similar attacks that hit France last month.

Cyberattack on French supermarkets tells us more about food security than AI safety

Experts know little about the motives of the hackers who remotely turned up the temperature on French supermarket refrigerators. Their methods, however, are far from science fiction.

Data Breaches

Millions of phones exposed to Israeli spyware operation through online ads, researchers say

EU and NATO websites displayed online ads linked to Israeli hacking software.

EU’s cyber unit turns to AI to fend off ‘high-risk’ hacks

European Commission IT department wants to use AI to defend its systems from the most serious cyberattacks.

French supermarkets face food crisis after cyberattack hits refrigerators

France's cyber agency coordinating with European counterparts in response to hackers.